CVE-2023-20266
A vulnerability in Cisco Emergency Responder, Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Unified CM), Cisco Unified Communications Manager Session Management Edition (Unified CM SME), and Cisco Unity Connection could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to elevate privileges to root on an affected device. This vulnerability exists because the application does not properly restrict the files that are being used for upgrades. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by providing a crafted upgrade file. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to elevate privileges to root. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid platform administrator credentials on an affected device.
Published:Aug 30, 2023
Last Modified:Jul 1, 2025
EPS:Aug 30, 2023
EPSS Score:0.0004
CVSS Score:6.5
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Emergency Responder
Cisco
Emergency Responder
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Unified Communications Manager
Cisco
Unified Communications Manager
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Unity Connection
Cisco
Unity Connection
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
